The GRWS International Journal of Applied Commerce and Strategic Management welcomes original, methodologically sound, ethically conducted, and academically significant manuscripts. Authors must read these guidelines carefully before submitting.
Submission indicates that all authors have approved the manuscript and agree to comply with the journal’s editorial, ethical, copyright, licensing, and peer-review policies.
| Manuscript Type | Description | Recommended Length |
|---|---|---|
| Original Research Article | Reports original empirical or analytical research | 4,000–8,000 words |
| Review Article | Critical and structured review of existing scholarship | 5,000–10,000 words |
| Systematic Review | Uses transparent and reproducible review methodology | 5,000–10,000 words |
| Conceptual Paper | Develops or extends a theory, model, or framework | 4,000–8,000 words |
| Case Study | Examines an organisation, policy, event, or problem | 3,500–7,000 words |
| Comparative Study | Compares practices, organisations, markets, or policies | 4,000–8,000 words |
| Policy Analysis | Evaluates commercial, economic, or regulatory policy | 3,500–7,000 words |
| Short Communication | Concise original finding or emerging research insight | 2,000–4,000 words |
| Professional Perspective | Evidence-based professional or managerial analysis | 2,000–4,000 words |
| Book Review | Critically evaluates a recent academic book | 1,000–2,000 words |
Title Page: Full title, author details, affiliations, ORCIDs, corresponding contact, disclosures, funding, and ethical statements.
Blinded Manuscript: Anonymised file without author names, affiliations, email addresses, or identifying metadata/self-references.
Prepared in MS Word (.doc/.docx), A4 size, Times New Roman 12pt font, 1.5 line spacing, 2.54 cm margins on all sides, justified alignment, consecutive page numbers, and clearly structured hierarchical headings.
Concise title + 200–300 word structured abstract outlining objective, methods, main findings, and implications. Include 5–8 keywords.
Highlight research background, problem, gap, significance, theoretical framework, and explicit hypotheses/objectives.
Transparent detail on research design, sampling, data collection, measurement, analytical techniques, software, and ethical approvals.
Present findings logically using concise tables/figures. Interpret results in light of prior literature without exaggerated claims.
Balanced reflection on methodological/sampling boundaries. Summarise core contributions and actionable future directions.
Editable mathematical equations, consecutive table/figure numbering, captions, defined symbols, and exact statistical values.
Journal: Porter, M. E. (1996). What is strategy? Harvard Business Review, 74(6), 61–78.
Book: Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2016). Marketing management (15th ed.). Pearson.
Requires ethical committee approval numbers, date, and documented participant consent. Plagiarism detection tools screen all entries. Redundant or duplicate submissions are strictly prohibited.
Limited to intellectual contributors. Includes mandatory CRediT contribution statements, conflict of interest declarations, funding details, and data availability statements.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Substantive AI drafting or data assistance must be explicitly disclosed.
Published under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. Authors retain full copyright while granting publication rights.
Publication fees are governed separately. Fee payments never guarantee acceptance or affect editorial review.
Ensure the manuscript is original, unreviewed elsewhere, formatted in APA 7th edition, contains separate Title & Blinded files, includes ethical/funding statements, and has been thoroughly proofread before online submission.